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noun

ˈlā-diŋ How to pronounce lading (audio)
Definition of ladingnext
as in cargo
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported a bill of lading is a document issued by a carrier that lists goods being shipped and specifies the terms of their transport

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verb

present participle of lade
1
as in scooping
to lift out with something that holds liquid the cook laded the stew into small bowls

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2
as in loading
to place a weight or burden on the trucks were heavily laden with produce for the market

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Recent Examples of lading
Noun
One example can be as simple as shipments that are missing bills of lading or origin documents. — Forbes, 1 June 2021 According to bills of lading and other records provided to the San Antonio Express-News by officials at 23 food banks, CRE8AD8 delivered about 147,000 boxes total to food banks. — Tom Orsborn, ExpressNews.com, 1 July 2020 As of today, CRE8AD8 had delivered about 123,000 boxes to food banks, according to bills of lading and other records provided by food banks in the seven states. — Tom Orsborn, ExpressNews.com, 26 June 2020 The report, which is more than 200 pages long, includes copies of contracts between North Korean and Syrian companies as well as bills of lading indicating the types of materials shipped. — Michael Schwirtz, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2018 Those shipping goods to Ivanka’s businesses in America typically identified themselves on bills of lading before the Trump presidency. — The Economist, 20 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lading
  1. cargo
  2. scooping
  3. loading
  4. burden
  5. emptying
  6. payload
  7. load
  8. freight
Noun
  • Lincoln returned from the cargo trip and decided to stay in New Salem, about 20 miles northwest of Springfield.
    — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
  • FedEx navigated through bottom-line headwinds such as the end of its air cargo contract with the United States Postal Service (USPS) last fall, resulting in a $180 million hit to operating income, Subramaniam said in the call.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 21 Mar. 2025
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Verb
  • Since then it has been named Best Animated Film by the European Film Awards, the New York Film Critics Circle, National Board of Review and the Los Angeles Film Association as well as scooping the Indie Spirit prize for Best International Film.
    — Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
  • While Bellingham has to adopt a more retreated role, and has failed to net this term after previously almost scooping Spain's top scorer award the Pichichi last time out, Rodrygo is often confined to the bench as Mbappe and Vinicius struggle to connect.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of scooping
Verb
  • In the driveway of a rundown house, two soldiers work quickly under the glow of headlamps, loading weapons from a shed into the back of a battered truck.
    — Brian Mann, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Court records show Corcoran asked Nieto's then 7-year-old daughter Melanie to stay in an upstairs bedroom before loading a rifle, a Ruger Mini-14 semi-automatic, and going to the living room, where his brother and his friends were watching TV.
    — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of loading
Noun
  • Even in relationships where physical chores are divided equally, one partner often bears the mental burden of ensuring that everything runs smoothly.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • But not to carry the burden of homeless services for the entire tri-county area.
    — Chelsea Cantilli, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
Definition of burden
Verb
  • Bathrooms Start by emptying your bathroom cabinets and drawers out completely, then wipe them down inside and out.
    — Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2024
  • The company website includes a safety page with advice on how to minimize risk of injury while at the park, including following all park rules, emptying pockets beforehand and only sliding down one person at a time.
    — Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of emptying
Noun
  • These methods can easily miss deeper behavioral indicators that would signal a malicious payload lurking beneath the surface.
    — Alex Vakulov, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Primary payload was commercial company Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander headed to the moon.
    — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of payload
Noun
  • Small, intentional changes — like expressing appreciation, communicating needs clearly and checking in about emotional and mental loads — can breathe new life into a relationship.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • California is without question the prize, with the largest electricity load in the West.
    — Tom Philp, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of load
Noun
  • Under his tenure, DOT audited Boeing 737 crashes, trucking and freight rail theft, and had ongoing investigations of Tesla and Space X, which are owned by Elon Musk, the billionaire appointed by Trump to lead the federal DOGE.
    — Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Lightning All-Electric Prototype, the vehicle that famously pulled more than 1 million pounds of freight rail cars in a 2019 television commercial.
    — Jamie L. LaReau, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
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